She Had to Say Yes
Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.
Cast
Loretta Young
as Florence 'Flo' Denny
Winnie Lightner
as Maizee
Lyle Talbot
as Daniel 'Danny' Drew
Regis Toomey
as Tommy Nelson
Hugh Herbert
as Luther Haines
Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Sol Glass
Suzanne Kilborn
as Birdie Reynolds
Helen Ware
as Mrs. Haines
Harold Waldridge
as Glass' Office Boy
Charles Lane
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Reviews
Frank F
An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected to be promiscuous while women are expected to be virgins. The greatest shortcoming of the film is...
